ILLUSTRATIONS 



The author gaffing his own salmon played on a 6-oz. rod 



Frontispiece 

 SALMON SCALES 



FIG. PAGE 



1. 21 pounds, Restigouche River, New Brunswick. Has 



not spawned before Facing 10 



2. 21 pounds, Restigouche River, New Brunswick. Has 



not spawned before Facing 10 



3. 28 pounds, Restigouche River, New Brunswick. 



Spawned Facing 12 



4. 1 8 pounds, Terra Nova River, New Foundland. Spawned 



once Facing 12 



5. Salmon dry-fly rod for very light leaders, showing rod held 



in different positions with maximum safe pull on line . 22 



6. Showing rod held in different positions with maximum 



safe pull on line 2 3 



7. Leader-line knot 3 1 



8. Leader knot 33 



9. Knot for attaching dry fly to leader 34 



10. Line and leader gauge graduated in .001 inches . . . 35 



11. Limerick hooks, actual size 37 



12. Taking moving pictures of flies in the tank . Facing 46 



13. Refraction of light entering water 47 



14. Diagram of fish's window 49 



15. Size of fish's window 



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